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10/15/2026

This Friday's seminar guest is Dr. Yves Gibon, who will be joining us from France! ✈️

Dr. Yves Gibon is a Research Director at the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) and Director of the Fruit Biology and Pathology Laboratory at the University of Bordeaux. His research focuses on plant metabolism, using systems biology and metabolomics to better understand plant performance and improve crop resilience, sustainability, and agricultural practices. Recognized as one of the world's most highly cited researchers in 2015, Dr. Gibon has authored over 200 publications and accumulated more than 27,000 citations, with contributions to leading journals such as New Phytologist, Journal of Experimental Botany, The Plant Journal, and Metabolites.

PI: Prof. Ingo Ensminger

Title: Off the beaten track with multispecies modelling to study metabolism

All UTM Biology seminars are open to the public. We hope to see you there!

10/13/2026

🩺 Interested in pursuing a career in medicine or healthcare?

Join us next Friday for lunch to hear from professionals working in various areas of healthcare as they share their career journeys, experiences, and advice for students interested in pursuing similar paths. This is a great opportunity to explore career options, ask questions, and learn where your degree can take you!

🎤 Meet our panelists:
Dr. Colby Oitment – UTM Biology Alumnus, Adolescent/Pediatric Orthopedic Spine Surgeon & Assistant Professor at UofT
Zoraida Beekhoo – Associate Professor, Teaching Stream & UTM Coordinator, UofT Bloomberg Nursing
Dr. Ammar Hafeez – UTM Biology Alumnus & Family Medicine Resident, McMaster/WOHS Family Medicine Program

📅 Friday, October 23, 2026
🕐 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 DV3140 | UTM
🥪 Lunch will be provided!
🌟 Open to all UTM undergraduate students

🔗 RSVP here: Careers in Biology: https://bit.ly/4yiFcXO

10/08/2026

This week's seminar guest is Dr. Brent Patterson who is a Research Scientist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resource and Forestry (MNRF) Wildlife Research & Monitoring Section, as well as an adjunct professor at Trent University! 🌲

Dr. Patterson's research interests are in determining the proximate and ultimate factors that cause changes in the distribution and abundance of wildlife populations, and more specifically in understanding the dynamics of vertebrate predator-prey systems. His lab focuses on research with applied conservation and management components. Their work continues to inform management issues involving wolves, coyotes, moose, and deer in Ontario and beyond. Whether it be for work or for pleasure, he enjoys spending as much time as possible roaming the backwoods by canoe or foot.

Hope to see you there!

Host: Christoph Richter

Title: Alternate prey drive wolf-caribou dynamics on the Lake Superior coastal islands 🦌 🐺

09/30/2026

🌟 We're hiring! 🌟

The Department of Cell & Systems Biology in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto (St. George) invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Systems Neurophysiology. Candidates must hold a PhD in Biology or a related field and demonstrate excellence in Systems Neurophysiology research and teaching. The successful candidate will investigate fundamental questions in systems neurophysiology while complementing the department’s existing strengths in neuroscience, genomics, cell and developmental biology, molecular biology, and bioinformatics. Applicants should have a strong research record, demonstrated teaching excellence, and experience in teaching, mentorship, or other academic activities.

Deadline to apply: November 16, 2027
Date of appointment: July 1, 2025

Apply here: https://bit.ly/3VIlAOZ

09/29/2026

📢 Happening today!

Do you have a future in biology?

Join us for the launch of our 2026/27 career spotlight series to find out! Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the career opportunities available to you in the biology field while enjoying a catered lunch.

📅 September 29, 2026
⏰ 12-1pm
📍 DV3130 (Council Chambers)
🍴 Free lunch will be provided for attendees!
✨ Open to all UTM undergrad students

Come get inspired, ask questions, and discover where a career in biology can take you!

📲 RSVP here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/HkRDhyQ0KE

09/28/2026

This Friday's seminar guest is Dr. Nathaniel Sharp who is visiting us from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he is an Assistant Professor of Genetics! 🧬

📅 October 2, 2026
🕐 12-1PM
📍 IB140

Host: Rob Ness
Title: The evolutionary causes and consequences of mutational diversity

The Sharp Lab investigates how and why mutations arise and vary across species, genomes, and environments, and how they influence evolution, adaptation, and disease. Using yeast and fruit flies, genome sequencing, and bioinformatics, the research explores both small genetic changes and larger structural variants to better understand the fundamental processes that shape genetic variation.

All biology seminars are open to the public. Hope to see you there! ✨

09/23/2026

Tomorrow, Yasir Al-Zubaidy will be hosting his public MS.c. Exit seminar in KN130 at 2:10pm. Please join us in wishing him the best of luck! ✨

PI: Ted Erclik

Title: Broader Implications of Imp-Syp Temporal Patterning for Neuronal Diversity in the Drosophila Visual System

Abstract: The adult Drosophila medulla, a neuropil of the optic lobe that processes visual information, contains >150 distinct neuronal types generated from neuroblasts in the larval outer proliferation center (OPC). Medulla neuronal diversity arises through spatial and temporal patterning. Spatial patterning divides OPC progenitors into 12 compartments, while temporal patterning defines 11 successive windows in neuroblasts as they age. Recently, a second temporal mechanism has been identified in which opposing gradients of the RNA-binding proteins Imp and Syp pattern neuroblasts according to when they are generated. However, to date, Imp-Syp patterning has only been functionally demonstrated within the Vsx1-Hth spatial-temporal intersection. Here, I demonstrate Imp-Syp patterning extends to a second spatial-temporal intersection, Vsx1-Ey. I show that Vsx1-Ey neuroblasts generate eight neuronal types that are born in successive developmental windows, consistent with a role for Imp-Syp patterning. Furthermore, I show that Syp is required for the specification of a late-born Vsx1-Ey-derived neuron, LPi3-4. Taken together, my findings demonstrate Imp-Syp patterning plays a broad role in generating medulla neuronal diversity.

Good luck, Yasir!

09/21/2026

🎤 This Friday we will be hosting our first guest speaker of the 2026/27 seminar series — Dr. Nicole Mideo!

Dr. Mideo is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto St. George campus, where she is also Associate Chair, Undergraduate. Dr. Mideo studies the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases with specific interest in understanding the factors that regulate patterns of infection within and between hosts, and how these factors interact to shape disease evolution.

PI: Rosalind Murray

Title: The evolutionary ecology of malaria transmission, a parasite’s perspective

Seminars are open to the public -- all are welcome to attend!

Hope to see you there! ✨

09/14/2026

v🌊🐠 Applications opening soon: explore tropical marine biology in Belize with BIO332! 🪸☀️

Coming Summer 2027, BIO332: Tropical Marine Biology will take students beyond the classroom and into the incredible marine ecosystems of Belize’s Barrier Reef — the second largest coral reef system in the world!

During this research-intensive field course, students will: - Explore coral reef, seagrass, and mangrove ecosystems - Gain hands-on experience with marine field research methods - Learn about tropical marine biodiversity, ecology, evolution, and conservation - Study reef fishes, invertebrates, seabirds, marine mammals, and more - Design and carry out group-based field research projects

The course includes May 12–14 at UTM, followed by May 17–30 in Belize, where students will stay at the Calabash Caye Field Station on Turneffe Atoll.

Curious about BIO332? Join one of our upcoming information sessions to learn more about this exciting new Summer 2027 field course!

📅 September 15 | 1–2 PM
📅 November 12 | 12–1 PM
📅 January 13 | 12–1 PM

Register here: https://bit.ly/4qz4tdT

** NOTE: The initial application deadline for this course is in late November. If the course reaches capacity by that time, we may be unable to consider any additional applications. In that case, the January 13 session will be cancelled. Students are strongly encouraged to attend either the September or November session to avoid potential disappointment.

Interested students can also reach out to instructors Christoph Richter ([email protected]) or Cassidy D’Aloia ([email protected]) for more information.

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09/09/2026

Do you have a future in biology?

Join us for the launch of our 2026/27 career spotlight series to find out! Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the career opportunities available to you in the biology field while enjoying a catered lunch.

📅 September 29, 2026
⏰ 12-1pm
📍 DV3130 (Council Chambers)
🍴 Free lunch will be provided for attendees!
✨ Open to all UTM undergrad students

Come get inspired, ask questions, and discover where a career in biology can take you!

📲 RSVP here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/HkRDhyQ0KE

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